Infrastructure & Security Engineer

The James Hutton Institute; Dundee; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Annual Leave up to 40.5 days

Company pension: Employer 15%

Self-managed hours & Flexible Working

Job summary

The James Hutton Institute is seeking an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to safeguard and enhance technology services that support world-leading research. You will contribute to cyber security operations, risk management, and secure infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments, helping protect data, systems and users from evolving threats.

You will join a collaborative IT team focusing on security assurance, vulnerability management and resilience, while delivering improvements to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure in a complex environment.
• Experience in a cyber security or security focused technology role.
• Knowledge of Microsoft technologies including Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Experience with endpoint security, vulnerability remediation and patch management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and responding to cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and incidents.
• Supporting cyber risk management, compliance and security assurance activities.
• Managing and improving endpoint security using Microsoft Intune and related technologies.
• Supporting the secure operation of Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
• Contributing to cyber security assurance, compliance and resilience initiatives.
• Delivering infrastructure and security improvements that enhance organisational security and service reliability.

Skills

Enterprise IT infra

Cyber security

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Azure

Endpoint security

Vulnerability remediation

Patch management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

The Vacancy

We're looking for an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to help protect and improve the technology services that support world leading research. If you're passionate about cyber security, modern infrastructure and solving technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

Working as part of the IT team, you will play a key role in cyber security operations, vulnerability management, cyber risk management, endpoint security and infrastructure security across our on-premises and cloud environments. You will help protect systems, data and users from evolving cyber threats while supporting secure and effective technology services across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Monitoring and responding to cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and incidents.
• Supporting cyber risk management, compliance and security assurance activities.
• Managing and improving endpoint security using Microsoft Intune and related technologies.
• Supporting the secure operation of Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
• Contributing to cyber security assurance, compliance and resilience initiatives.
• Delivering infrastructure and security improvements that enhance organisational security and service reliability.

What We're Looking For

• Experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure in a complex environment.
• Experience working in a cyber security or security focused technology role.
• Knowledge of Microsoft technologies including Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Experience with endpoint security, vulnerability remediation and patch management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to develop experience across infrastructure, cloud technologies and cyber security in a varied role that spans everything from endpoint security and vulnerability management to infrastructure and cloud services. You'll work with a broad range of technologies, contribute to meaningful projects and have a direct impact on the security and resilience of the organisation.

Your work will help protect the people, systems and data that underpin world leading research, ensuring our technology services remain secure, resilient and available.

You’ll be joining a supportive team that values collaboration, continuous learning and practical problem solving, where you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your skills and make a real impact.

Benefits Offered

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - A confidential service available to support employees and their families with work or personal problems. Providing access to professional counsellors, psychologists, and work-life consultants available to help and support individuals in tackling all types of problems.
• Annual Leave - Generous entitlement up to 40.5 days a year, with carry over possible and guaranteed time-off for Christmas.
• Pension - Employer Contribution of 15% in a Personal Pension Plan and employee contribution flexibility.
• Self-managed hours and Flexible Working - option to manage and spread your working time in line with organisational needs to create a healthy work life balance.

Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity

We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position.

The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Silver Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer.

The James Hutton Institute is Happy to Talk Flexible Working.

The Company

The James Hutton Institute combines strengths in crops, soils and land use and environmental research, and makes a major contribution to the understanding of key global issues, such as food, energy and environmental security, and developing and promoting effective technological and management solutions to these.

James Hutton (1726 - 1797) was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, an eighteenth century golden age of intellectual and scientific achievements centred on Edinburgh. He is internationally regarded as the founder of modern geology and one of the first scientists to describe the Earth as a living system. His thinking on natural selection influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution.

Our Values

We respect and value our people and the people we engage with

We want to make a difference

We strive to be excellent in everything we do

We lead by example

We foster creativity and innovation